Director of Athletics Announcement

“These achievements speak to an intercollegiate athletics program that is uncompromising in pursuing academic and athletic excellence. . . and have left UB very well positioned for continued success in building a great Division I athletics program that competes among the best in the nation.”

Satish K. Tripathi, President

University at Buffalo

Dear University Community:

I am writing to share the news that Director of Athletics Danny
White will be leaving UB to accept a position as Athletic Director
at the University of Central Florida, our fellow Division I
institution and an emerging power in intercollegiate athletics.

While we will all be sorry to see Danny and his family go, I
know I speak for our entire UB community—and Bulls fans
everywhere—in wishing him much continued success, and in
expressing my deep appreciation for his achievements and
contributions as UB Director of Athletics since his arrival in
2012.

Under Danny’s leadership, and the leadership of his
coaches, athletics staff, and student athletes, our UB athletics
program has made tremendous strides over the past four years. To
name just a few of these achievements, in the past academic year
alone, our student athletes brought home three Mid-American
Conference championships (in women’s soccer, men’s
basketball, and men’s tennis) and an NCAA championship in
track and field. Last spring, our men’s basketball team made
UB’s first appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament, and
our women’s basketball team represented UB in the National
Invitational Tournament for the first time. And for seven
consecutive semesters under Danny’s leadership, our UB
athletics teams have earned a collective GPA of 3.0 or higher.

These achievements speak to an intercollegiate athletics program
that is uncompromising in pursuing academic and athletic
excellence. Those values resonate very strongly with UB’s
vision as a premier university, and these achievements have left UB
very well positioned for continued success in building a great
Division I athletics program that competes among the best in the
nation.

As we give careful consideration now to our next steps in
identifying a leader to guide the athletics program’s
continued upward trajectory, I anticipate sharing more details with
the campus community in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, please join me in congratulating Danny, and in
wishing him and his family all the best as they undertake this
exciting opportunity.

Go Bulls!

Satish K. Tripathi

President

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